Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) - a scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs being implemented since 2024, aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) by providing them with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, electrification of un-electrified households and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

The scheme focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries including Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The key intervention of the MSDE is facilitating skill and entrepreneurship development in Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs).

The Ministry through its autonomous institutions, namely, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), is implementing the skilling and entrepreneurship component of PM JANMAN with the support of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in 15 States across the country under which a total of 500 VDVKs are to be operationalized by 31.03.2026 covering 41,913 VDVKs members.

Under this programme, NIESBUD and IIE have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with TRIFED wherein the responsibility of TRIFED is to coordinate with State Implementing Agencies (SIAs) for mobilization and establishment of VDVKs and arrange tool/equipment for the PVTG VDVKs.The roles and responsibilities of NIESBUD and IIE are to undertake skill and entrepreneurship trainings in the identified VDVKs.

As on 28.02.2026, a total of 38,391 VDVKs members have been trained under Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) and a total of 489 VDVKs have been operationalized.

The details thereof and the state-wise achievement so far in this regard are indicated in Annexure- I.

The details of number of tribal women benefitted from the scheme in the district of Andhra Pradesh are indicated in Annexure-II

The details of critical interventions/ activities / projects sanctioned Ministry- wise, by each Ministry responsible for implementation of the various components of the Mission are indicated in Annexure-III.

Annexure- I

The state-wise details of the VDVKs operational and training programmes under PM JANMAN is as under:

 

SI. No.	State	Total Target VDVK	No. of VDVK Operationalized	No. of members (Target)	Total members trained under EDP
					Total
1	Andhra Pradesh	73	73	6162	5976
2	Chhattisgarh	16	16	2422	2395
3	Gujarat	21	21	1050	1050
4	Jharkhand	35	35	2876	2876
5	Karnataka	32	21	1784	1168
6	Kerala	5	5	433	425
7	Madhya Pradesh	83	83	5151	5100
8	Maharashtra	40	40	3624	3624
9	Odisha	43	43	3553	2328
10	Rajasthan	50	50	8659	8659
11	Tamil Nadu	37	37	2403	1042
12	Telangana	25	25	1461	1461
13	Uttar Pradesh	5	5	319	271
14	Uttarakhand	5	5	314	314
15	Tripura	30	30	1702	1702
Total		500	489	41,913	38,391

 

Annexure-II

The district wise details of number of tribal women benefitted from the scheme in Andhra Pradesh is as under:

S. No.	District	Trained- Women Participants
1	Eluru	86
2	Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR)	512
3	Parvathipuram Manyam	1165
4	Srikakulam	3372
5	Total	5135

 

Annexure-III

The details of critical interventions/ activities / projects, Ministry- wise by each Ministry responsible for implementation of the various components of the Mission is as under:

Sl. No.	Activity	Scheme	Ministry
1	Provision of pucca houses	Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna–Gramin	M/o Rural Development
2	Connecting roads	Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna
3	Piped Water Supply individual or Community water supply	Jal Jeewan Mission (JJM)	M/o Jal Shakti
4	Mobile Medical Units with medicine cost (MMU)	National Health Mission	M/o Health and Family Welfare
5	Construction and running of hostels	Samagra Shiksha (hostels)	Ministry of Education
6	Construction and running of Anganwadi Centers	Anganwadi Services (AWCs)	M/o Women and Child Development
7	Setting up of VDVKs	PM Janjatiya Vikas Mission	M/o Tribal Affairs and M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
8	Construction of Multipurpose Centers (MPC)	Development of PVTG
9	Energization of unelectrified HHs	Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) or through MNRE scheme	M/o Power
10	Installation of mobile towers	DoT (USOF)	Ministry of Communication
11	Vocational Education and skilling	Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan & PM Kaushal Vikas	D/o School Education and Literacy; M/o Skill Development

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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